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Publishing K-12 Engineering Curriculum via the TeachEngineering Digital Library

Publishing K-12 Engineering Curriculum via the TeachEngineering Digital Library. Jacquelyn Sullivan Associate Dean College of Engineering & Applied Science University of Colorado Boulder. TeachEngineering Purpose.

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Publishing K-12 Engineering Curriculum via the TeachEngineering Digital Library

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  1. Publishing K-12 Engineering Curriculum via the TeachEngineering Digital Library Jacquelyn Sullivan Associate Dean College of Engineering & Applied Science University of Colorado Boulder

  2. TeachEngineering Purpose To become a national platform for user-generated K-12 engineering science and design curricula. Exploiting TeachEngineering’s inquiry-based lessons and hands-on activities, teachers make the creativity of engineering – and its relevance to the lives of youth – come alive. • TeachEngineering contents: • 57 curricular units • 348 lessons • 599 hands-on activities • From 19 institutions • …and growing monthly

  3. TeachEngineering Features All 50 states; international ITEEA National (McREL, AAAS, NSES, NCTM) • Standards-aligned  • Dynamic, ongoing cross-alignment • Organized by: • Hands-on activities • Lessons • Multi-week curricular units • Flexible search engine • Free for teachers to use • Incorporates NAE Changing the Conversationmessaging in every lesson/activity • Open to submissions from all institutions

  4. Your program • NAE CTCmessaging

  5. TeachEngineering Usage History • During2010, received 1.5M hits from 489,805 different users • Usage tracks to the K-12 academic year • During the first half of this academic year, usage averaged 64,289 unique users per month (up 29%) • Teachers provide feedback  continual improvement • Recognized by NSDL in 2010 for top quality (of 121 collections)

  6. The teacher buzz… • “I work with a number of high schools on a project-based pre-engineering course. Several of the teachers have used the TeachEngineering materials and found them to be very good.” • —E.R., university distance learning director, Cincinnati, OH • “We are using TE curricula as “one strategy to engage K-12 students around engineering as a ‘hook’ to getting them into taking the math and science needed for our ever-growing technology-dependent jobs in the Mobile area.” – S.P., education foundation program director, Mobile, AL • “…this is the third year that I have used your site... I have found it very useful. I have been spreading the word as much as possible. I am of the belief of why reinvent the wheel and this is why I use your site. Thank you again.” — S.G., grade 5 teacher, Truth or Consequences, NM

  7. Why would I want to publish in TE? • National (and beyond) dissemination of your work • Continual standards realignment • Expanding features across collection • Adding ITEEA standards now • Just added NAE Changing the Conversation messaging • Continual backbone maintenance • Join the 34 other engineering colleges creating something great for K-12 educators & learners

  8. How do I publish? • Create and classroom-test your K-12 engineering curricula ~ must be original work ~ • Format your material into the TE Word templates • Flexible to incorporate different teaching styles within common core requirements  results in standardized TE “look-n-feel” • Conduct your own internal reviews prior to TE submission to improve your success in the review process • Keep your RET PIs and teachers in the loop • Agree to allow others to freely use your lessons and activities for educational purposes • Your program is recognized at the top of published documents

  9. Authoring guidance documents • Tips & suggestions • Reviewer rubrics • Templates

  10. Engineering Categories • Goal: To accommodate differences in how programs introduce engineering to K-12 learners • Meet one of three Engineering Categories: • Category 1: Relating science or math concept(s) to engineering • Category 2: Engineering analysis or partial design • Category 3: Complete engineering design process • Indicated by a 3-dot system

  11. TE Submission Portal • Upload your files • Track through review and publishing stages

  12. Review and Publication Process • Submit documents to TeachEngineeringin Word templates • Editor looks at submissions to make sure they are complete and ready for review • Documents sent to reviewers (like a journal) • K-12 Content Review – Teacher uses rubric to ensure quality, readability and usability by teachers • Engineering Review – Engineer or upper-level engineering student uses rubric to evaluate technical content and determine engineering category • TE provides a final edit of the document and converts it from Word to the website format

  13. Participating RETs so far… Published RETs • Vanderbilt University (+ more curricula under review) • Purdue University • University of Houston (+ more curricula under review) Accepted RETs (in final stages of publishing) • University of Minnesota • Duke University-Mechanical Engineering RET submissions in review process • Clemson University • Worcester Polytechnic Institute • North Carolina A&T • Milwaukee School of Engineering • University of Texas-Arlington

  14. Come share your great work…  Be a contributor: TeachEngineering website: www.TeachEngineering.org Publishing instructions: www.TeachEngineering.org/submit_curricula.php TE submission portal: ojs.TeachEngineering.org  Be a reviewer: Easy online form: www.TeachEngineering.org/want_to_review.php Contact us: Principal Editor: Paul Klenk | 312-857-3853 | pak@duke.edu General e-mail: TeachEngineering@lists.colorado.edu Friend us on facebook

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